"We would like to extend our sincere congratulations to the creative teams behind Irish films Kneecap, The Apprentice and short film Room Taken on today's Academy Awards shortlist announcements," Désirée Finnegan, Chief Executive of Fís Éireann said.
"Comhghairdeas ó chroí libh! This is the second time in history that a film in the Irish language has been shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film - and to have three films shortlisted across various categories is an incredible achievement for Irish cinema," Ms Finnegan said.
Kneecap is just the second film ever in the Irish language to be shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category - the first being An Cailín Ciúin in 2022.
Kneecap is one of 15 films shortlisted from 85 countries who submitted to the category. The film is set in west Belfast in 2019, chronicling how fate brings them together and how they then go on to 'change the sound of Irish music forever'.
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